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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do Ponyboy and Johnny get to the park?

2. What is the name of the grown-up who is at the fire?

3. What do Ponyboy and Johnny do to pass the time while hiding out in the church?

4. What is the source of the money that Ponyboy and Johnny get from Dally?

5. When he awakes after passing out from the fire in Chapter 6, why does Ponyboy wonder if he and Johnny have been caught by the cops?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ponyboy comes home late in Chapter 3?

2. Describe the differences in how Ponyboy's two brothers treat him.

3. What happens when Dally tries to give the Soc girls a soda at the drive-in?

4. What is Ponyboy's living arrangement?

5. Explain how Johnny speaks up to the older boys at the drive-in.

6. What strikes Johnny about the characters in Gone With The Wind?

7. What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny when he comes to see them at the church?

8. Explain how Ponyboy and Johnny are heroic during the fire.

9. What does Dally do when Johnny asks if his parents are worried about him?

10. What does Ponyboy do when he wakes up in the church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the different characters' beliefs about violence. What events shape or change their view of violence? Do they think it's a necessary evil?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of abandonment in the novel. What actions by the characters, or events, in the story exhibit this theme? What symbols (the vacant lot, the church, etc.) point to a theme of abandonment? What is the significance of the novel's title to this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the title of the novel. Who is an "outsider" throughout the story, and what makes that person an "outsider"? What other interpretations of the title are there?

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